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>> he got shot and he was killed because of his own doing. that is why you need toe aware of a self-defense presentation apparent in mr. zimmerman's statement and why the state's case is so extraordinarily weak. >> o'mara is asking for bond set at $150,000. just like last time, the state is asking for $1 million or no bond at all. the judge will decide sometime next week. >> the defense argument really seems to ignite the prosecutor. >> quite visibly so. the first april 20 bond hearing, many legal experts felt that o' mara outplayed them. so today the state was fired up. at one time, the prose...

hello everyone. i'mfredric i'mfredrickahere in the "cnn newsroom." we begin in cairo, egypt. live pictures from tahrir square at nightfall. watching the crowd go by the hour all day long. demonstrators started gathering this morning right after an egyptian judge sentenced former president hosni mubarak to life in prison for his role in killing hundreds of anti-government protesters last year. let's bring in cnn's ben wedeman who joins us now from the balcony overlooking tahrir square. ben it is getting late there. however, it appears that the darkness isn't in any way disbursing that...

college and the need to head off a spike in student loan interest rates. we'll take the president as soon as he steps up to the mike. we are watching an animal preserve in ohio. two leopards, two monkeys and a bear will be returned to the widow of the man who turned his pets loose before taking his own life. sanford, florida has a new police chief. we're watching the live pictures from there. richard meyers is being introduced at a news conference, all three stories happening right now, we have them covered we'll bring you the latest as they happen. we're also hearing from the es...

While you were sleeping the man who shot and killed trayvon martin was released from jail. this happened about midnight eastern time. cameras catching george zimmerman as he walked out of the county jail after he posted bond. the 28-year-old is now at an undisclosed location. he was charged with second degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. he says he shot the 17-year-old in self defense. we are joined by former prosecutor faith jenkins. good morning. anything about this surprise you? >> no. in florida typically for second degree murder cases you are looking at a bond set between 50,000...

certainly are still devastated by him being allowed to walk the streets. however, this family respects the wishes of this court and realizes that under florida constitution, he has a right to be released but that doesn't negate the fact that they have mixed feelings about him being released so close to his actual arrest and long journey it took to get him there. >> $15,000 is what we had to pay on $150,000 bond. how are they feeling about that amount? there are a number of people who said in print they thought that sounded low. >> the family has stayed away from that issue. we are tr...